Bonnet Carre Spillway opened in 2011

Thursday, July 11, 2013 6:02 PM

MIssissippi River water continues to flow through the Bonnet Carre Spillway into Lake Pontchartrain, Friday, June 3, 2011. Spokesmen with the US Geological Survey report that coastal Louisiana has lost wetland area the size of Delaware, equaling 1883 square miles over the past 78 years. (Photo by Ted Jackson, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune archive)